Massoud Karshenas
Emeritus Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London
Massoud Karshenas is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Economics Department, SOAS, University of London, a member of the advisory board of the Centre for Iranian Studies, SOAS, and a Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the London Middle East Institute and the ERF. He is a founding member and member of the board of trustees of the International Iranian Economic Association. He was formerly a Professor of Development Economics at the Institute of Social studies, The Hague, and the external research coordinator for research on social policy in the Middle East at the United Nations Institute for Social Development in Geneva. He has widely published on development problems of the Middle East and resource rich economies.
Areas of Interest:
- Development Economics and Growth
- Labor Economics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK, 1988
- M.Sc., Economics, London School of Economics, UK, 1977
Experience:
- Emeritus Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London, Present
- Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London, 2003-
- Professor of Development Economics, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, 2004-2006
- Department Chair, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London, 2002-2003
Latest Publications:
- Karshenas M., and Hamid Tabatabai, ‘Basic Income by Default: Lessons from Iran’s ‘Cash Subsidy’ Programme’, in Tory, Malcolm, (ed.), Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income, Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
- Chamlou N. and M. Karshenas (eds.), Women, Work and Welfare in the Middle East: The Role of Socio-Demoghraphics, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policies, London: Imperial College Press, 2016.
- Karshenas, M., V.M. Moghadam and N. Chamlou, ‘Women, Work, and Welfare in the MENA region: Introduction and Overview’, in Chamlou N. and M. Karshenas, Women, Work and Welfare in the Middle East: The Role of Socio-Demoghraphics, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policies, pp. 1-30. London: Imperial College Press, 2015.
Unravelling the Puzzle of Low Female Labor Force Participation in Iran
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
December, 2023
Working PapersMinimum Wages, Labor Market Institutions, and the Distribution of Earnings in Iran
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
August, 2021
Working PapersMeasurement and Nature of Absolute Poverty in Least Development Countries
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
January, 2002
Working PapersRelative Prices and the International Comparison of Real Agricultural Output and Productivity
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
January, 2000
Working PapersEconomic Liberalization, Competitiveness and Women’s Employment
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
May, 1997
Working PapersShocks, Risk Preferences and the Labor Market: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Palestine
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
2012-01-01
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
Mar 26, 2022
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
May 17, 2021
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
Areas of Interest: Development Economics and Growth Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge,... Read More
Jun 23, 2020